| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Júnior Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-11-20) 20 November 1977 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Manhuaçu, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Democrata-GV | ||
| 1997 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Cruzeiro | 40 | (18) |
| 1998–2000 | Roma | 16 | (4) |
| 2000 | Cruzeiro | 22 | (9) |
| 2001 | Palmeiras | 20 | (3) |
| 2002 | Cruzeiro | 25 | (12) |
| 2003 | Vitória Guimarães | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | Atlético Mineiro | 34 | (14) |
| 2004 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | (1) |
| 2005 | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | (3) |
| 2005 | Al Wahda | 52 | (15) |
| 2006–2007 | VfL Bochum | 31 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 15 | (5) |
| 2008 | Bahia | 17 | (7) |
| 2009 | Santo André | 14 | (6) |
| 2009 | Brasiliense | 23 | (10) |
| 2010–2013 | América-MG | 122 | (36) |
| 2014 | Minas Boca | 11 | (3) |
| 2014 | Boa Esporte | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Guarani de Divinópolis | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Villa Nova | 9 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Brazil U-23 | 12 | (8) |
| 1998–1999 | Brazil | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fábio Júnior Pereira (born 20 November 1977), commonly known as just Fábio Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.
Born in the São Pedro do Avaí district of Manhuaçu, Fábio Júnior began playing professional football in his home state, Minas Gerais. He has played for each of the three large professional clubs based in the capital of Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro and América-MG.[1]
He was found using a fake passport to play as an EU-player in Italy, he was then fined and banned in Italy football for a season, although he never played again in Italy.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruzeiro | 1997 | Série A | 8 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1998 | 32 | 18 | — | |||||||
| Total | 40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Roma | 1998–99 | Serie A | 7 | 3 | — | |||||
| 1999–00 | 9 | 1 | — | |||||||
| Total | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Cruzeiro | 2000 | Série A | 18 | 7 | — | |||||
| Palmeiras | 2001 | Série A | 20 | 3 | — | |||||
| Cruzeiro | 2002 | Série A | 25 | 12 | — | |||||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2002–03 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2003 | Série A | 34 | 14 | — | |||||
| Kashima Antlers | 2004 | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2005 | Série A | 15 | 3 | — | |||||
| Al Wahda | 2005–06 | UAE League | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| VfL Bochum | 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2007–08 | Premier League | 33 | 7 | 33 | 7 | ||||
| Bahia | 2008 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| Brasiliense | 2009 | Série B | 23 | 10 | — | |||||
| América Mineiro | 2010 | Série B | 34 | 19 | — | |||||
| 2011 | Série A | — | ||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career total | 272 | 82 | ||||||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
Cruzeiro
Brasiliense
Al-Wahda
